1990 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 1990 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1989-90 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College, with Wade Green of runner-up California State University, Bakersfield named the Most Outstanding Player.

1990 NCAA Division II
men's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions	Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (6th title)
Runner-up	Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (1st title game)
Semifinalists	North Dakota Fighting Sioux (3rd Final Four) Morehouse Fighting Maroon Tigers (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Wayne Chapman (2nd title)
MOP	Wade Green (Cal State Bakersfield)
Attendance	60,966
NCAA Division II men's tournaments «1989 1991»

Cape Girardeau

Erie

Manchester

Grand Forks

Norfolk

Owensboro

Bakersfield

Lakeland

Springfield

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1990 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

Regional participants

School	Outcome
Bridgeport	Regional Champion
New Hampshire College	Third Place
New Haven	Fourth Place
St. Anselm	Runner-up

School	Outcome
Cal State Bakersfield	Regional Champion
Central Missouri State	Runner-up
Humboldt State	Third Place
UC Riverside	Fourth Place

School	Outcome
C.W. Post	Third Place
East Stroudsburg	Runner-up
Gannon	Regional Champion
Slippery Rock	Fourth Place

School	Outcome
Florida Tech	Runner-up
Morehouse	Regional Champion
Norfolk State	Third Place
Virginia Union	Fourth Place

School	Outcome
Missouri Western State	Runner-up
Southeast Missouri State	Regional Champion
Southern Indiana	Fourth Place
West Texas State	Third Place

School	Outcome
Ashland	Runner-up
Ferris State	Third Place
Kentucky Wesleyan	Regional Champion
Southwest Baptist	Fourth Place

School	Outcome
Alaska–Anchorage	Fourth Place
Metro State	Runner-up
North Dakota	Regional Champion
South Dakota	Third Place

School	Outcome
Florida Southern	Third Place
Jacksonville State	Regional Champion
North Carolina Central	Runner-up
Tampa	Fourth Place

*denotes tie

Regionals

New England - Manchester, New Hampshire

Location: NHC Fieldhouse Host: New Hampshire College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 17					Regional final Sweet 16 March 18
	Bridgeport		83
	New Haven		78
						Bridgeport		91
						St. Anselm		88
	St. Anselm		94
	New Hampshire College		89

• Third Place - New Hampshire College 91, New Haven 88

West - Bakersfield, California

Location: CSUB Student Activities Center Host: California State University, Bakersfield

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 16					Regional final Sweet 16 March 17
	Central Missouri State		69
	UC Riverside		59
						Central Missouri State		64
						Cal State Bakersfield		68
	Cal State Bakersfield		76
	Humboldt State		58

• Third Place - Humboldt State 71, UC Riverside 70

East - Erie, Pennsylvania

Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 16					Regional final Sweet 16 March 17
	East Stroudsburg		99*
	Slippery Rock		98
						East Stroudsburg		63
						Gannon		72
	Gannon		83
	C.W. Post		78

• Third Place - C.W. Post 84, Slippery Rock 79

South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia

Location: Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Host: Norfolk State University

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 16					Regional final Sweet 16 March 17
	Morehouse		82
	Virginia Union		78
						Morehouse		81
						Florida Tech		77
	Florida Tech		73
	Norfolk State		63

• Third Place - Norfolk State 102, Virginia Union 93

South Central - Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Location: Show Me Center Host: Southeast Missouri State University

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 16					Regional final Sweet 16 March 17
	Missouri Western State		73
	West Texas State		71
						Missouri Western State		73
						SE Missouri State		88
	SE Missouri State		91
	Southern Indiana		73

• Third Place - West Texas State 98, Southern Indiana 92*

Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 16					Regional final Sweet 16 March 17
	Ashland		68
	Southwest Baptist		64
						Ashland		75
						Kentucky Wesleyan		79
	Kentucky Wesleyan		97
	Ferris State		72

• Third Place - Ferris State 88, Southwest Baptist 80*

North Central - Grand Forks, North Dakota

Location: Hyslop Sports Center Host: University of North Dakota

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 16					Regional final Sweet 16 March 17
	Metro State		82
	South Dakota		73
						Metro State		80
						North Dakota		85
	North Dakota		78
	Alaska–Anchorage		71

• Third Place - South Dakota 101, Alaska–Anchorage 92

South - Lakeland, Florida

Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 16					Regional final Sweet 16 March 17
	North Carolina Central		66
	Tampa		61
						North Carolina Central		88
						Jacksonville State		95*
	Jacksonville State		97*
	Florida Southern		96

• Third Place - Florida Southern 92, Tampa 82

*denotes each overtime played

Elite Eight - Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College

	National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 24					National semifinals Final Four March 25					National championship March 26
	Bridgeport		72
	Cal State Bakersfield		87
						Cal State Bakersfield		85
						Morehouse		60
	Gannon		69
	Morehouse		75
											Cal State Bakersfield		79
											Kentucky Wesleyan		93
	SE Missouri State		90
	Kentucky Wesleyan		91*
						Kentucky Wesleyan		101
						North Dakota		92
	North Dakota		89
	Jacksonville State		64

• Third Place - North Dakota 98, Morehouse 77

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

• Corey Crowder (Kentucky Wesleyan)
• LeRoy Ellis (Kentucky Wesleyan)
• Wade Green (Cal State Bakersfield)
• Vincent Mitchell (Kentucky Wesleyan)
• Dave Vonesh (North Dakota)

See also

• 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1990 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1990 NAIA men's basketball tournament
• 1990 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

References

• 1990 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com

External links

• NCAA record book